St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-10

with the days gone by. The cities are
filled with gorgeous cathedrals which
eclipse our own. There are monaSterieS
without number and converts wherever
it is possible for them to be located.
The people are firm in their faith, and
there is no place where such large
crowds gather as at the cathedrals, or
such a large number assemble about
the confeSSOnalS. The piety YOU OBJ
serve is the piety of the heart, deep and
sincere. And though an occasional
apoState is found the vast majority of
the people would be willing to die for
their faith. The condition of the. peo
pie of Ireland is not as sad as the no.
tees in the press would lead one to be-
lieve. That poverty exists we know,
yet there too is virtue. and there is not
that terrible state of lawlessness pre-
vailing, which her enemies would have
you believe. In no other country are
the preceptS of faith so deeply rooted as
i'll Ireland. During my stay there saw
but e5.s... $3.50
ONE DRUNKEN NAN, AXIS
and not one brawl or disturbance came
under my observations And were it not
for the deep faith of the people, were
they people without faith, there is not
an hour of the day which would not
be marked by bloodshed, for there
is reason enough to set any
people mad. These words. in defense
of that Catholic land, speak advisedly
and because it is high time they should
be said. 1T is high time those .calumnieS
were denied. That there are abuses
none will deny, but there are the same
abuses in other lands. $, But it. was not
my privilege to spend SO long time in
other countries and see SO little drunk
enneSs. 1t is lie, foul lie that Ire
land is drunken country! The work
begun by Father Matthew still con-
tinues, and while in the city of Cork.
the Father Mathew Temperance. socie-
ties were holding their annaaltriduum
receiving Holy communion on the fol-
lowing Sunday. The church, in
which these exercises were being
held was crowded with ear
nest devout Catholic worshippers.
IT'S common saying that the work of
Father Matthew died with him. Not so.
Through all parts of Ireland the name
of Father Matthew is held in veneration
and his doctrines praetieed by vast null
titudeS. The faith is strong in Ireland,
and it was this faith that was mainly in
strumental in building up the faith in
England. The churches in Ireland are
beautiful. / was agreeably surprised
in going from one little village to an
other to find there churches of which
we have none better in Minnesota. In
noticed elegant churches containing
marble affairs,
BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS
of the way of the cross, wonderful
works of statuary, grand organs peal
ing forth their music, in fact. every
thing the Catholic heart could desire,
and, what is better, all paid for-'tiS
true, by American money but still. paid
for. Ireland needs no more money for
churches or converts. / say nothing
about other objects, but in the matter of
religious institutions she is better sup
piled than we are at home. Abroad it
was my happiness to visit many blessed
ShrineS, many places where the faithful
love to go, and / felt I would be doing
an injustice to myself not to visit the
shrine of LourdeS. And / was sorry
that could not have the whole cathe-
dral congregation with me. .Iregret we
could not all go in pilgrimage there, for
if there is place on earth which God
seems to love and which seems to
draw you heavenward despite yourself,
that place is the grotto of. Our
Blessed Lady of Lourdes. 1t was my
privilege to celebrate mass there, at the
same time that forty other priests were
offering up the sacrifice. OF the mass,
and l need not tell you. that as Ioffered
up the mass to God did not forget to
send up ferpent prayers fer hecatlle-
dral congregation of St. Paul. :
l have come back to work forthe wei
fare of religion, and only ask that yeu
will continueto cooperate with me in
the work we may undertake. There
will be many objects which l will ask
your aid in, and if you wish to show me
how glad you are to see me back, in no
better way can you do so than by cheer
fully assisting me in my future 1abors.-